California Lawmakers OK New Tribal Compact

Officials in Kings County, California have approved the ratification of a new compact agreement with the Santa Rosa Rancheria Tachi Tribe, which operates the Tachi Palace Casino Resort (l.)...

Published March 21, 2022

Pamunkeys Plan Temporary Virginia Casino

Virginia state law allows the Pamunkey Indian Tribe to open a temporary casino while its $500 million HeadWaters Resort & Casino (l.) is built in Norfolk, as long as...

Published March 14, 2022

Jamul Casino Opens Updated VIP Rooms; Pays Off Debt

California’s Jamul Casino has opened newly renovated high-limit rooms with a dedicated bar, a separate Asian Games room and a private VIP lounge. The spaces are designed to invite...

Published March 7, 2022

Northern Quest Hotel Expansion Underway

Northern Quest Hotel Expansion Underway

Published March 7, 2022

San Manuel Band Gives $1.7 Million to College Foundation

More students will have access to hospitality management and culinary arts training and careers with the support of a three-year $1.7 million grant from the San Manuel Band of...

Published March 7, 2022

Massachusetts Tribe Sued Again Over Casino

The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe is being sued in federal court over a $1 billion casino it would like to build in Taunton, Massachusetts. Some residents of the city say...

Published March 7, 2022

Maine Tribes Push for Full Sovereignty

The tribes of Maine are lobbying the legislature to pass a bill that would recognize their sovereignty. The tribes would like to operate casinos and other things U.S. tribes...

Published March 7, 2022

NY Tribe Halts State Casino Revenues Payments Pending Federal Ruling

Seneca Nation Treasurer Rickey Armstrong Sr. (l.) has joined tribal members who want a federal ruling before releasing gaming revenues to the state of New York. They have pressed...

Published March 7, 2022

Did Former Interior Secretary Try to Undermine Tribes?

Ryan Zinke (l.), secretary of the Interior Department under former President Trump, has been accused of abuse of power. Zinke, who allegedly tried to stop Connecticut tribes from building...

Published February 28, 2022

DOI to Solicit Nominations for Tribal Advisory Committee

The U.S. Department of the Interior will solicit nominations for the first-ever Tribal Advisory Committee, to provide tribal leaders direct an consistent contact with Interior officials.

Published February 28, 2022

Foxwoods Announces Renovations, Expansions

Foxwoods Resort Casino has announced extensive expansions and renovations of existing facilities, including a Great Wolf Lodge indoor water park (l.). It all coincides with the 30th anniversary of...

Published February 28, 2022

Supreme Court Hears Tribal Sovereignty Cases

The United States Supreme Court has begun hearing oral arguments in two cases where tribal sovereignty is the hinge. One involves the right of a tribe in Texas to...

Published February 28, 2022

Feds, Seminoles Face March 21 Deadline

The U.S. Court of Appeals has given the Interior Department and the Seminole Tribe until March 21 to propose how they will appeal a district judge’s rejection of a...

Published February 28, 2022

Bill Would Give Every Arizona Tribe a Sports Betting License

Arizona state Senator Sally Ann Gonzales (l.) has introduced a bill to give every tribe in the state retail and mobile sports betting licenses. Originally, the 23 tribes were...

Published February 21, 2022

Osage Casinos Present Missouri Casino Renderings

The Osage Nation awaits approval from the U.S. Department of the Interior to start construction on a proposed casino on ancestral lands at Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri, part...

Published February 21, 2022

California Tribes Support Second Sports Wagering Initiative

The California Nations Indian Gaming Association voted for a second sports wagering regulatory act to push back against “an aggressive expansion of commercial gaming into the California gaming market.”

Published February 21, 2022

Justice Department Appeals Florida Compact Ruling

The U.S. Department of Justice has appealed a district court ruling invalidating the gaming compact between Florida and the Seminole Tribe due to sports betting exclusivity. The DOJ asks...

Published February 21, 2022

Oregon Justice: HHR Machines At Track Would Be Illegal

The Oregon Department of Justice has ruled that the historical horse racing machines proposed for Grants Pass’ Flying Lark entertainment center are illegal. The state’s gaming tribes are pleased,...

Published February 21, 2022

Maine Tribes Push Governor, Legislature on Sovereignty

Maine Governor Janet Mills (l.) and the legislature are being pressured by the state’s tribes to recognize their sovereignty. The tribes want to be able to offer sports betting...

Published February 21, 2022

Women’s Group Opposes Seneca-New York Settlement

Matthew Pagels (l., center) president of the Seneca Nation, has aroused the wrath of the Mothers of the Nation. The group opposes a settlement made by Pagels and New...

Published February 14, 2022